God With Us: In Our Suffering

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Hebrews is written to people who had suffered a great deal of persecution and difficulty. They were getting discouraged. Some of them were saying, “What good is this Christianity? We’re good people. Why are such bad things happening to us?” The writer is showing them that they have resources as Christians such that they can face life, no matter what it throws at them, with greatness and power and stamina. And in Hebrews 12, we come to the final case study that shows this. We come to Jesus himself. By looking at what Jesus suffered, why Jesus suffered, and how he suffered, we learn how we can face anything and triumph. This passage shows us three basic principles: 1) you will handle life’s difficulties depending on your focus, 2) you will deal with your troubles as long as you understand Jesus’ work, and 3) you should discern his model. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 4, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:05.1	How do you live a life of stability in a world full of uncertainty?
0:10.2	This month, Tim Keller is exploring the book of Hebrews and looking at how genuine faith rooted
0:15.7	in the work of Christ empowers us to live with courage, hope, and poise, even in difficult circumstances.
0:31.3	Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles,
0:36.1	and let us run with perseverance the race marked out
0:38.6	for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy
0:46.3	set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne
0:53.0	of God. Consider him who endured such
0:56.5	opposition from sinful men so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against
1:01.4	sin you have not resisted to the point of shedding your blood and you have forgotten that word
1:06.4	of encouragement that addresses you as sons. My son do not make light of the Lord's discipline
1:11.1	nor lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he
1:17.5	punishes everyone he accepts as a son. And your hardship is disciplined. God is treating you
1:23.0	as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined and everyone
1:28.4	undergoes discipline, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. Moreover, we have all
1:34.3	had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to
1:40.2	the father of our spirits and live? Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best, but God disciplines us
1:47.1	for our good that we may share in His holiness.
1:51.3	No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.
1:55.5	Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been
2:00.1	trained by it. Therefore,
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